United States of America

Following a record cold start to August over parts of the Southeast and West, the pattern shifts through this week. A pronounced monsoonal flow out of Mexico which has produced flash flooding across many parts of the Desert region of late, eases. High pressure and heat rebuilds over Texas and spreads eastward this week so […]

Well, well well, it may be a new month but it’s the same weird and wacky pattern! While the pattern is seemingly monotonous, the stats are anything but. August is only 4 days old and we’re already talking record cold once again. July saw some outstanding chill, so August is also and as posted in […]

It continues to be a wet weekend up the Eastern Seaboard courtesy of a frontal boundary while the monsoonal flow brings storms, flash flooding and threats of flash flooding to several parts of the West including Phoenix and Las Vegas. The front responsible for bringing wet weather from Florida to New Jersey into southern New […]

Quick look at the pattern highlights as we commence August and the weekend. What have we got going right now? 1) tropical storm bertha Looks to STAY OFF THE US COAST. Could become a strong storm, produce heavy surf against EC. 2) heavy east coast rain event With a trough centred over the OH-TN Valley and high pressure […]

Yet another significant record breaking cool morning this July for the Eastern and Southern United States. This is the 3rd big trough, 2nd major record breaker with temps and dew points dropping into the low 50s as the way to central Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. Though cool once again this morning, I want to focus on […]

There’s little change in the overall pattern across the United States and North America as a whole. Pretty much the same old ridge and trough positions and so the warm summer continues Out West while it’s chilly from the Plains to Ohio Valley. Warm up against the East Coast largely thanks to warm waters offshore […]

While the West bakes with record breaking heat once again, the next big trough is beginning to get carved out over the N Plains into the Great Lakes and Midwest. As a result, with a lot of energy  diving south over top of the hot, humid air currently in place (that should be there at this time of […]

Well the US pattern is pretty quiet these days, albeit hot Out West, much more comfortable once you get east of the Plains where it’s been another day in the 100s. The tropics have been very quiet of late and here’s a large part of the reason why! Latest infrared imagery over the tropical Atlantic. […]

Your probably tired of seeing the word cold in the 1-2 week forecast but I’m afraid there is little else to say on the subject. Check out the very latest CFSv2 forecast through the next 4 WEEKS. There is one constant message and that is heat will not be the story. It comes north out of Mexico […]

The never ending extreme US pattern persists with a burst of heat this week following all-time record cold last week. Yesterday’s highs (below). The only reason why the 100s are impressive up over South Dakota is because of the wild flip from record cold last week. ‘Normal’ summer heat is practically non-existent on the Plains this summer […]